The denarius was a coin introduced by Charlemagne in his empire at the beginning of the 9th century and was the most common form of currency in the early Middle Ages, since after Charlemagne all other European monarchs issued their denarius until sometime in the 13th/14th century. century.
Diameter 24 mm
This coin is a replica of a real historical coin that was minted in Aachen.
The coins are intended for board games, larp or other uses where you want credible coins at a good price.
Charlemagne carried out a major coinage reform in the Frankish Empire and began minting his own denarii. After a long time it was reliable money again and it is no wonder that it took off. They were, of course, based on the pattern of Roman denarii – on the obverse is a portrait of the monarch, on the reverse is a building that symbolizes the strength of the empire, inside is Charles’s monogram and on the top of the building a Christian cross says that Christianity is the guiding principle of Charles’s empire. For several centuries, denarii became the main currency of the western part of Europe (in the east it was the solidus), and many other monarchs also minted their denarii.